Scribes beaten up by police in MP, inspector booked

Bhopal, Nov 15 (PTI) Two journalists were allegedly brutally assaulted by police for reportedly highlighting the wrongdoings of law enforcers, following which an inspector has been booked and line-attached.

"We have booked Vijay Singh, inspector at Amarpatan police station and taken him off field duty (line attached)," Satna SP Mithlesh Shukla told PTI.

Singh along with a police party raided the residences TV journalists -- Narendra Patel and Jitendra Soni and allegedly abused, brutally beat and paraded them handcuffed in Amarpatan area yesterday, local scribe Gyan Shukla claimed.

According to him, the two scribes had aired reports on their respective channels and WhatsApp groups about alleged police extortion on highway, sheltering betting dens and illegal liquor sale in Amapartan police station area.

Police have falsely booked the two journalists under Arms Act, claiming that they were involved in illegal fire arms business, Shukla alleged.

Meanwhile, the two journalists, who sustained multiple injuries are undergoing treatment at the district hospital.